Newbury's Betfair Hurdle & Denman Chase meeting is the meeting everyone bets on and almost nobody researches properly. We analysed all 136 races at Newbury in the festival window across 11 years (2015–2026) — here are the trainers, jockeys and market patterns that actually repeat.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Henderson | 73 | 16 | 21.9% |
| Paul Nicholls | 88 | 9 | 10.2% |
| Jonjo ONeill | 28 | 6 | 21.4% |
| Alan King | 46 | 6 | 13.0% |
| Colin Tizzard | 25 | 6 | 24.0% |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 35 | 5 | 14.3% |
| Dan Skelton | 38 | 5 | 13.2% |
| David Pipe | 29 | 5 | 17.2% |
| Ben Pauling | 34 | 5 | 14.7% |
| Gary Moore | 37 | 4 | 10.8% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico de Boinville | 46 | 11 | 23.9% |
| Harry Cobden | 54 | 9 | 16.7% |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 56 | 7 | 12.5% |
| Gavin Sheehan | 32 | 5 | 15.6% |
| Richard Johnson | 27 | 5 | 18.5% |
| Brendan Powell | 25 | 3 | 12.0% |
| James Bowen | 26 | 2 | 7.7% |
| Year | Races | Favourite SR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 53.8% |
| 2025 | 13 | 30.8% |
| 2024 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 2023 | 13 | 38.5% |
| 2022 | 13 | 30.8% |
| 2021 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 2020 | 14 | 35.7% |
| 2018 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 2017 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 2016 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 2015 | 21 | 23.8% |
We score every UK & Irish runner each morning. When the meeting comes round you get the model's pick for each race on Telegram before the off — the same engine behind these 136 races of data.
Verified 34.8% strike on our maximum-confidence bets — every result logged, win or lose.
Get free picks on Telegram →The meeting's largest-priced winners in our window: Pic DOrhy (FR) (33/1, 2020), Violet Dancer (GB) (20/1, 2015), Glory And Fortune (IRE) (20/1, 2022), Heltenham (FR) (20/1, 2026), Bishop Wulstan (IRE) (16/1, 2015), Agrapart (FR) (16/1, 2016). Outsiders land every single year — which is exactly why our model rates every runner rather than following the market.
When the 2027 Newbury's Betfair Hurdle & Denman Chase meeting arrives, our model publishes a rated pick for every race before the off — no race skipped, every result logged win or lose. Start here:
Data: all races at Newbury in the festival month(s), 2015–2026, our settled-results database (136 races). Trends describe the past, not the future. 18+.
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015–2026. Historical patterns are not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.